Coronavirus

The pandemic struck at a critical time for some of Africa's democracies and coincided with several elections scheduled for 2020...

Lagos once again topped the infection chart with 70 cases out of the 123 reported

These steps are critical as we begin to see worrisome early signs of increasing cases in Nigeria, officials say.

Lagos, again, reported the highest figure, 119 of the 154 new cases as many residents are in panic mode over...

Mr Okowa reassured Nigerians that the AstraZeneca vaccine and all other vaccines, have been proven very safe; and the effect...

The recent increase in infection figures in Nigeria is attributed to the rising tally from Lagos, the country's hardest hit...

Only 12 confirmed cases were reported in Nigeria in the last 24 hours.

The 'Own Your Action' (OYA) initiative of the State Government should be seriously considered by adhering to the guidelines of...

For this reason, we are mandating full compliance with all protective protocols; compulsory use of masks in all public places,...

The new cases on Friday were recorded in three states with Lagos State topping the chart by reporting 175 out...

No new death was recorded from the virus on Thursday, keeping the fatality figure at 2,122.

The variant was detected in a traveler to Nigeria, following the routine travel test required of all international travelers and...

For the umpteenth time, Lagos topped the chart on Wednesday having recorded more than half of the daily figure with...

Daily infections rose from 50 on Monday to 91 in the last 24-hour cycle.

The disease centre said the 50 new cases were reported in four states and the FCT.

Over 3 million persons have received first doses of COVID-19 vaccines across the country.

A total of 164,378 patients have recovered from the disease after treatment

The NCDC data showed that the country’s active COVID-19 cases are still over 1,254.

Passengers who fail to comply with the revised protocol will be denied entry into the country.

Nigeria has tested 2,300,266 samples since the pandemic started in the country in February 2020

Lagos had the highest with 44 out of the 65 new cases.

The latest ‘Delta’ variant—more transmissible than earlier variants—has been detected in 14 countries.

This the official said was approximately 88 per cent of the total COVID-19 vaccine stock in the country.

South Africa has recorded over 100,000 cases in the last one week, and 20,000 cases in the last 24 hours.

Lagos leads Friday's infection tally with 30 cases.